“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has unveiled a new video for “Time for Miracles,” a song off of the soundtrack to the coming apocalyptic movie “2012.”

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The new video finds Lambert walking through scenes of disaster, with people fleeing through the streets, freeways falling down, stuff erupting on what appears to be the sun, etc.

Through it all, Lambert maintains a sense of mournful cool, posing reflectively on the roof of a building in one scene, strolling by a stalled bus and a police car in another.

Scenes from the film “2012″ are spliced in throughout the video. There are lots of explosions and famous landmarks getting trashed. The film seems to be a mash-up of every disaster flick every made–streets are collapsing, fiery stuff is shooting from the heavens, massive waves crashing into cities.

Adam’s voice and the movie are oddly well-matched. His singing has always had a cinematic quality to it–it takes dramatic twists and turns and sometimes seeks to deliver more raw feeling than some songs can contain. Set against the backdrop of the end of the world, his epic vocals can’t be accused of being over-the-top–when cities are sliding into the sea, a guy’s allowed to get a little emotional.

The video ends on an odd note of hope–the music simmers down, the sun rises (or is it setting?) and masses of people seem to be banding together to do who knows what. Perhaps they’re all lining up to buy Adam Lambert’s new solo record, due out Nov. 23.